Sentence examples for shut hard from inspiring English sources

Later, at the airport, he struggled to get out of the passenger seat of my Subaru, stumbling backward, grabbing for the door, which then shut hard on his fingers, trapping them.

"John comes in, keeps his mouth shut, works hard.

Translation: expect people to squeeze their wallets shut, and hard.

If you make it to and past the first door, a second one might suddenly swing shut so hard it could crush a hand, and has done so.

As they leave, Atonia begs for a bit more time with her cousin, but she gets shut down hard.

Have one of your strongest friends slam the door shut as hard as possible and lean on the door for good measure.

Asian Americans, it was said, kept their mouths shut, worked hard, and eventually succeeded, so why couldn't African Americans do so?

If I squeeze my eyes shut as hard as I can, I can still feel his chest hair curled under my nails and a scratchy beard nuzzle my face.

Be careful about the lid of a suitcase; either remove it or put it flat if it can snap shut (old hard suitcases), or bend it back under the base of the suitcase (softer, more flexible suitcases).

The madhouse gate shuts hard behind us.

Her mouth is very firmly shut, her lips squeezed hard together.